Baroness Butler-Sloss who headed the UK family court system speaks out against euthanasia and assisted suicide on the eve of the Appeal hearing int he UK Supreme Court in the Nicklinson/Lamb case. The quotes that follow are from the Mail OnLine report:

This report in the UK DailyMail online reflects on the short, but incredible life of Stephen Sutton and compares his courage and zest for life with recent UK celebrities who want euthanasia or assisted suicide.

While the management of risk is something that most of us deal with every day in some fashion, when that risk comes in the form of the loss of a life, it is simply not a risk society can afford to take.

Award winning British author, Terry Pratchett’s macabre fascination with death will soon bring the assisted suicide of hotelier, Peter Smedley in the Swiss Dignitas facility into living rooms across the UK on BBC 2.